Device for use in waving or curling the hair



Jan. 2, F MAEDER DEVICE FOR USE IN WAVING OR CURLING THE HAIR Filed July20, 1933 Patented Jan. 2, 1934 DEVICE FOR USE IN THE WAVI'NG OR CURLINGHAIR Frederic Maeder, Adelaide, South Australia,

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tralia Application July 2%, 1933, Serial No. 681,340, and in AustraliaMay. 21, 1932 5 Claims.

This invention relates to a device for use in waving or curling the hairwhich will enable the operation to be completed in much less time andwith less discomfort to the user than devices at present in use.

My device comprises three parts, namely, a curling rod upon which thehair is wrapped, the rod having a pivoted holding finger, a tongsspecially constructed for holding the rod and whereby it is manipulated,and a spring clip adapted to hold the hair in place upon the rod after.it has been wrapped and to provide means for heating the hair. Aseparate clip is required for each rod but the one tongs may be used inconjunction with a plurality of rods and clips.

In order that my invention may be the more clearly understood, it willbe described with reference to the form thereof illustrated in theaccompanying drawing in which:-

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my invention showing the curling rod,the tongs and the holding clip, the curling rod being in place on thetongs and the tongs being partly closed.

Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation of the curling rod and of the frontportion of the tongs, the rod being in place on the tongs and the tongsbeing open.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but showing the tongs closed.

Fig. 4 is a transverse section on line 4i of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a sectional plan of a clip showing a curling rod and hair inposition within it.

Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section through the clip, and

Fig. '7 shows a convenient holder used to concentrate a tress of hair tofacilitate its winding upon the curler.

The curling rod 1 is made of metal and is of sufficient size to enable atress of hair to be wrapped upon it. It carries a pivoted finger 2whereby the end of the tress may be held to ensure the retention of thesame upon the rod. The rod is made preferably with its end somewhatlarger than its centre, curving gradually from the ends to the centre,and it is hollow to reduce its weight. At one end of the rod is a shortlength 3 of uniform diameter adapted to fit into a socket 5 in the endof one member of the tongs. The end of the finger 2 is positioned in aslot cut in this end of the rod and rocks upon a pivot pin 6. That partof the finger which is behind the pivot pin is expanded into the form ofa disc '7 and fits neatly into the slot but has a depth greater thanthat of the slot so that its edges project beyond the edges of the slot.

Rods of difierent sizes are provided to produce different sizes of curlsor waves.

' The tongs 8 comprises two members 9 and 10 held together by a pin 11after the usual or approved manner. The one member 9 has its frontportion of rectangular cross section and has at such end thelongitudinal tubular split socket 5 into which the end 3 of the curlingrod may be inserted, the end 3 having a neat sliding fit within thesocket The socket 5'is split to provide for the entrance. and movementof the disc 7. The second member 16) has its front end 12 curved inwardand adapted to grip the lower edge of the disc 7. It has a groove 14 init to ensure a positive grip. A spring 15 is secured to the member 9 andengages the upper edge of the disc 7 to return the finger to openposition, when it is not otherwise held. 7

The spring clip 17 comprisestwo complementary members 18 and 19 ofaluminium or other suitable material held together at abouttheir centreby a hinge pin 20 and each member has its front portion curved to form alongitudinal groove'21 so that the two together form as it were a tube,while the rear portion 22 of each is shaped to form a finger piecewhereby the clip is opened, a spring 23 being arranged between thecomplementary members to normally hold them in closed position. Thebefore-mentioned grooves 21 have comparatively thick walls and the faceof the outer wall of one or both is ribbed or corrugated to formlongitudinal channels 24 to allow air to circulate for cooling purposes.Both members of the clip 1'7 have an outer covering 25 of felt or otherheat insulating material.

When in operation, prior to using the device the clip 17, and if desiredthe rod 1, is heated by any suitable or convenient means; for instancethe rod may be heated by means of a gas jet or by inserting it into anelectric coil, while the clip may be heated by hanging it to a rodheated by gas or electricity or by other known means.

A tress of hair is then isolated and so held by the wire holder 28 shownin Fig. 7. The rod 1 is then engaged in the socket 5 of the tongs whichhave been opened to permit such engagement. The spring 15 upon thetongmember 9, by contacting with the one edge of the disc 7 upon the endof the finger 2, causes the finger to be opened so that the end of thetress of hair may be laid between it and the body of the rod 1. Theopposite or lower edge of the disc projects through the slot in the tongmember 9, and upon the tongs being closed the second member 10 of thetongs pushes the disc '7 to close the finger 2 down upon the tress ofhair, against the action of the spring 15 attached to the tong member 9.The rod 1 is thus firmly held in the tongs and these are manipulated tocause the hair to be wrapped upon the rod 1. The heated clip 1'7 is thenopened and applied over the hair and rod 1, and the tongs 8 are releasedand withdrawn, leaving the rod 1 and clip 1'7 in place upon the hairwhere they are left until they have cooled down, whereupon the clip isremoved and the hair unwound from the rod.

Having now fully described and ascertained my said invention and themanner in which it is to be performed declare that what I claim is:

1. In apparatus for use in waving or curling hair, the combination witha curling rod adapted to receive a strand of hair, of a finger pivotedon said rod and movable to clamp the hair on the rod, and a tongs havinga rod supporting member and a member for operating said finger.

2. In apparatus for use in waving or curling hair, the combination witha curling rod adapted to receive a strand of hair, of a finger pivotedon said rod and movable to clamp the hair on the rod, a spring actingbetween said rod and finger to yieldingly urge the latter in onedirection, and a tongs having a rod supporting member and a member foroperating said finger to move the latter against the action of thespring to hair clamping position when the tongs is closed.

' the rod, said rod being provided adjacent one end with a slot toreceive said finger, and a. tongs comprising two relatively movablemembers, one

of said members being recessed to receive the said end of the rod, theother of said members being positioned for engagement with said fingerto operate the latter.

4. In apparatus for use in waving or curling hair, the combination witha curling rod adapted to receive a strand of hair, of a finger pivotedon said rod and movable to clamp the hair on the rod, said rod beingprovided adjacent one end with a slot to receive said finger, thatportion of the said finger lying within the slot being enlarged toextend outwardly on either side of the rod, and a tongs comprising tworelatively movable members, one of said members being recessed toreceive the said end of the rod, the other of said members beingpositioned for en gagement with the enlarged portion of said finger tooperate the latter, and a spring engaging the opposite side of theenlarged portion of the finger.

5. In apparatus for use in wavingor curling hair, the combination with acurling rod adapted to receive a strand of hair, of a finger pivoted onsaid rod and movable to clamp the hair on the rod, and a tongs having arod supporting member and a member for operating said finger to hairclamping position when the tongs is' closed, said last named memberbeing so shaped as to retain the curling rod in position on thesupporting member when the tongs is closed.

FREDERIC MAEDER.

